King Charles II of Spain

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King Charles II of Spain did not learn to walk until he was eight years old.   
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The only touch of manhood for King Charles II was a taste for shooting which he occasionally indulged in the preserves of the Escorial.


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Charles II did not often attend the meetings of important government councils or countersign their deliberations.     
Official documents generally bear a facsimile of his signature and not the original.


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During his reign, the Spanish court considered Charles II as an obstruction in the affairs of state and an unimportant figure with almost no power.